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Are You Prepared for an Economic Winter?
I’ve been getting a couple of messages about my thoughts on Warren Buffett’s new purchase of UnitedHealth shares. And while I don’t have any direct views on Berkshire Hathaway’s new stake in a health insurance business, I do think it’s an excellent time for everyday retail investors to learn exactly …
Barnburner .9% July PPI Chills Markets, 10-Year Bond Holds Firm
Wholesale prices jumped to .9% in July, more than tripling expectations. The number lowered expectations of a shoo-in rate cut in September, and reignited debate over whether tariffs are inflationary, or simply a one-time pass-through price increase. Political banter over the government’s statistics-gathering process continued. Long-term treasuries held firm while …
The Early Years: Picking Up Walnuts
Over and over again, people continue to ask about my background as if hoping to learn about some secret edge or mentor who might have helped me learn how to play in the stock market. And although I always knew the long answer to these inquiries, more timely subjects were …
Little Brother and the Ritz Cracker Splurge
Some of the greatest learning opportunities in investing come as a byproduct of epic failures, and by god, I’ve had plenty. But none of them was nearly as funny as what happened in the days that followed what I considered my first “big lick” in the market. I don’t remember …
Dear CountryDumb Community
I just wanted to say thanks for all the messages and well wishes while I was in the hospital dealing with another round of mental-health challenges. And though being poked with needles and eating three daily helpings of some of the shittiest hospital food on Earth is never enjoyable, there’s …
Archer Aviation Flirts with Ethical Red Line
For a long time, this community knows I’ve been a bull on Archer Aviation. But that changed the day the Pentagon started actively pumping stocks with government-sponsored propaganda. And I worked for the federal government and participated in multiple media campaigns, so I know what all goes into what might …
Required Reading for Those Who Control the Nuclear Codes☢️💥🩸
LAST WARNING‼️ Cinema Therapy for ATYR Bears….
August Book Club: Moneyball
[AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICK](https://preview.redd.it/j87ll19mvdgf1.jpg?width=1149&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b8cc6e1ec478aa1096015a4fc8592c92131aea5) *Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game* has more to do with life than it does a "head game" that’s played inside a diamond. But as a collegiate pitcher, I learned quickly that there was always someone who was better, threw harder, had more movement, …
Character-Building Exercise💉🩸✅
Having to have my blood drawn every few weeks, because a doctor damn-near pickled my kidneys with lithium toxicity, is not at all fun. And furthermore, a little bit of money don’t mean shit if you don’t have your health to go with it. But the older I get, and …